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Page 1: Harvard ManageMentor ® Keeping Your Best Employees on Board

Harvard ManageMentor®

Keeping Your Best Employees on Board

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Harvard ManageMentor: Keeping Your Best Employees on Board

Discussion Topics

Identifying ineffective retention practices

Exploring more effective practices

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Harvard ManageMentor: Keeping Your Best Employees on Board

Identifying Ineffective Retention Practices

What are examples from your own experience?

Can you think of other ineffective practices? For instance:• Counter-offering when someone has another job offer• Relying on exit interviews for information on what to do

differently• Letting your best people carry most of the workload

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Harvard ManageMentor: Keeping Your Best Employees on Board

Exploring More Effective Retention Practices

What are better retention practices from your experience?

What advice do you have for managers in general?

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Harvard ManageMentor: Keeping Your Best Employees on Board

Next Steps

Start applying the ideas discussed today.

Pair up with a colleague to generate additional ideas for improving retention.

Use the Worksheet for Conducting a Stay Interview to find out what your best people need to stay committed to your group.

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